Shared knowledge and product design glitches in integrated product development |
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| Authors: | Rupak Rauniar William Doll Greg Rawski Paul Hong |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Management and Marketing, College of Business, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX 77006, USA;bDepartment of Management, College of Business, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA;cDepartment of Management, College of Business, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722, USA;dInformation Operations Technology Management, College of Business, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA |
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| Abstract: | Product development processes based on the joint collaboration of the cross-functional team, suppliers, and customers can minimize project glitches. Glitches in the product development project can cause project cost over-runs and delay a project past when first mover advantages are possible. While previous theoretical work has suggested a negative relationship between shared knowledge and product development glitches, empirical studies have not identified how different types of shared knowledge are associated with each other and the design glitches. This study proposes a model of the relationship between specific types of shared knowledge and design glitches in integrated product development (IPD) projects. We test our model using a sample of 191 projects from the automotive industry in the United States. The major findings were that: (1) shared knowledge of the development process can be built by improving a team's shared knowledge of customers, suppliers, and internal capabilities, (2) shared knowledge of the development process for a project reduces product design glitches, and (3) reduced product design glitches improve product development time, cost, and customer satisfaction. |
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| Keywords: | Product glitches IPD process Shared knowledge Project performance |
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